蟠尾丝虫症 in English pan2 wei3 si1 chong2 zheng4 Meaning

Meanings

  • "river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans, caused by the filarial parasite worm Onchocerca volvulus

Simplified Characters

蟠 尾 丝 虫 症

Traditional Characters

蟠 尾 絲 蟲 症

Pinyin

pan2 wei3 si1 chong2 zheng4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

蟠pan2to coil 尾wei3tail 丝si1silk 虫chong2lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures 症zheng4disease